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<p>Posted by Soulskill on Saturday October 30, @05:56PM<br />
from the peer-to-peer-sneakernet dept.<br />
Okian Warrior writes "Aram Bartholl is building a series of USB dead drops in New York City. Billed as 'an anonymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space,' he has embedded USB sticks as file cache devices throughout the city. Bartholl says, 'I am "injecting" USB flash drives into walls, buildings and curbs accessible to anybody in public space. You are invited to go to these places (so far 5 in NYC) to drop or find files on a dead drop. Plug your laptop to a wall, house or pole to share your files and data.' Current locations (more to come) include: 87 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, NY (Makerbot), Empire Fulton Ferry Park, Brooklyn, NY (Dumbo), 235 Bowery, NY (New Museum), Union Square, NY (Subway Station 14th St), and West 21st Street, NY (Eyebeam)"</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eyebeam.org/slashdot-hardware-story-usb-dead-drops" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.eyebeam.org/slashdot-hardware-story-usb-dead-drops#commentsAram BarthollDead DropsMakerBotarambartholldeaddropshardwarenycpublicartresident2010SlashdoturbanresearchWed, 03 Nov 2010 21:45:02 +000017251 at http://www.eyebeam.org'Dead Drops:' Plugging Your Laptop Into Strange Places : All Tech Considered : NPRhttp://www.eyebeam.org/dead-drops-plugging-your-laptop-into-strange-places-all-tech-considered-npr
<p>If you're walking around bustling New York City, it's probably not with an open laptop. But if you were... you might notice the five USB flash drives that Aram Bartholl installed into walls and columns around the city. The small ports wait for someone to walk by, plug in a laptop, and drop off or pick up some files.</p>
<p>Simple as that.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eyebeam.org/dead-drops-plugging-your-laptop-into-strange-places-all-tech-considered-npr" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.eyebeam.org/dead-drops-plugging-your-laptop-into-strange-places-all-tech-considered-npr#commentsAram BarthollDead DropsAllTechConsideredarambarthollart+technologydeaddropsinterviewmediaMeganArellanonprPresspublicartresident2010urbanresearchusbWed, 03 Nov 2010 21:39:36 +000017252 at http://www.eyebeam.orgNew York City walls play host to covert thumbdrives -- Engadgethttp://www.eyebeam.org/new-york-city-walls-play-host-to-covert-thumbdrives-engadget
<p>By Sean Hollister posted Oct 30th 2010 9:19PM<br /> Back when the walls had ears, spies would store their information in a hidden cache and pass along the location via code. Now, a New York City artist is doing the same with USB flash drives, five of which he's already injected into the city's brick walls. While there some obvious logistical reasons we'd avoid using his creation (not to mention worries about AutoRun in older PCs) we'll definitely keep the idea in mind for Engadget informants who are particularly paranoid about their anonymity. See the first five drives' not-so-secret locations in photos at our source links.</p>
http://www.eyebeam.org/new-york-city-walls-play-host-to-covert-thumbdrives-engadget#commentsAram BarthollDead DropsarambartholldeaddropsEngadgetnycpublicartresident2010urbanresearchusbWed, 03 Nov 2010 16:22:23 +000017243 at http://www.eyebeam.orgThe Pop-Up City — Dead Drops: The Offline File-Sharing Networkhttp://www.eyebeam.org/the-pop-up-city-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9D-dead-drops-the-offline-file-sharing-network
<p>By Jeroen Beekmans | Published: Saturday October 30, 2010</p>
<p> Aram Bartholl, also known as the man behind Speed Show, has launched a new project in New York City which is part of his Eyebeam residency. Under the name of ‘Dead Drops’, he created an anomymous, offline, peer to peer file-sharing network in public space by ‘injecting’ USB flash drives into publicly accessible walls, buildings and curbs.</p>
http://www.eyebeam.org/the-pop-up-city-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9D-dead-drops-the-offline-file-sharing-network#commentsAram BarthollDead DropsarambartholldeaddropsmedianycPresspublicartresident2010ThePopUpCityurbanresearchusbWed, 03 Nov 2010 16:22:23 +000017244 at http://www.eyebeam.orgArtist leaves secret USB ports in NYC walls | Digital City Podcast - CNET Blogshttp://www.eyebeam.org/artist-leaves-secret-usb-ports-in-nyc-walls-digital-city-podcast-cnet-blogs
<p>Sometimes it feels like sharing a flash drive around an office is dangerous enough. The question is, do you feel lucky enough to trust one stuck in a public wall? </p>
<p> Article by Scott Stein</p>
http://www.eyebeam.org/artist-leaves-secret-usb-ports-in-nyc-walls-digital-city-podcast-cnet-blogs#commentsAram BarthollDead DropsarambarthollCNETdeaddropsmedianycPresspublicartresident2010streetarturbanresearchusbWed, 03 Nov 2010 16:22:23 +000017239 at http://www.eyebeam.orgOnline file-sharing crackdowns spawn bizarre offline system | MyCE – My Consumer Electronicshttp://www.eyebeam.org/online-file-sharing-crackdowns-spawn-bizarre-offline-system-myce-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9C-my-consumer-electronics
<p>02 Nov 10 13:00 by wconeybeer in category Piracy, USB Sticks</p>
<p> An interesting new offline anonymous form of file-sharing is literally taking to the streets as online services are increasingly targeted by anti-piracy groups and legislation.</p>
<p> Dead Drops is the name that Aram Bartholl has given his radical file-sharing endeavor, a project that is part of his residency at the Eyebeam Art + Technology Center.</p>
http://www.eyebeam.org/online-file-sharing-crackdowns-spawn-bizarre-offline-system-myce-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%80%9C-my-consumer-electronics#commentsAram BarthollDead DropsarambartholldeaddropsMyCEnycpublicartresident2010urbanresearchusbWed, 03 Nov 2010 16:22:23 +000017240 at http://www.eyebeam.orgFile Sharing Without The Internet | Motherboardhttp://www.eyebeam.org/file-sharing-without-the-internet-motherboard
<p>by Don_Caldwell on Monday, Nov 01, 2010</p>
<p> Limewire may be dead, but if you are in NYC you can still share files, and you don’t even need to connect to the Internet.</p>
http://www.eyebeam.org/file-sharing-without-the-internet-motherboard#commentsAram BarthollDead DropsarambartholldeaddropsmediamotherboardPresspublicartresident2010urbanresearchusbWed, 03 Nov 2010 16:22:23 +000017241 at http://www.eyebeam.orgAram Bartholl's 'Dead Drops' Embeds USB Drives in NYC Walls - on Switchedhttp://www.eyebeam.org/aram-bartholls-dead-drops-embeds-usb-drives-in-nyc-walls-on-switched
<p>by Matthew Zuras on November 1, 2010 at 11:15 AM</p>
<p> As part of his residency at Eyebeam, Aram Bartholl sealed five USB flash drives into the walls of several New York City buildings, such as the New Museum, Eyebeam and the Union Square subway station, allowing anyone with a laptop to plug in and share whatever they want. "'Dead Drops' is an anonymous, offline, peer-to-peer file-sharing network in public space," writes Bartholl on his site.</p>
<p> We can't imagine that they'll last too long, though, before getting filled up with illicit porn, indie band demo albums and terrible poetry. Check out the full list of the drives' locations at Bartholl's site.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.eyebeam.org/aram-bartholls-dead-drops-embeds-usb-drives-in-nyc-walls-on-switched" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://www.eyebeam.org/aram-bartholls-dead-drops-embeds-usb-drives-in-nyc-walls-on-switched#commentsAram BarthollDead Dropsarambartholldeaddropsnycpublicartresident2010SwitchedurbanresearchusbWed, 03 Nov 2010 16:22:23 +000017242 at http://www.eyebeam.orgThe New Pirate: Offline Peer-to-Peer File Sharing - BuzzFeedhttp://www.eyebeam.org/the-new-pirate-offline-peer-to-peer-file-sharing-buzzfeed
<p>What would you do if you saw a USB head sticking out of a wall? Dead Drops is a new offline peer-to-peer file sharing project by Aram Bartholl. Anonymous users can find the USB flashdrives in public spaces (5 so far in NYC) and download and share files. Take that Limewire!</p>
http://www.eyebeam.org/the-new-pirate-offline-peer-to-peer-file-sharing-buzzfeed#commentsAram BarthollDead DropsarambarthollbuzzfeeddeaddropsnycPresspublicartresident2010urbanresearchusbMon, 01 Nov 2010 22:00:29 +000017235 at http://www.eyebeam.orgErictric - Offline Public File Sharing Coming to a NYC Corner Near You: “Dead Drops”http://www.eyebeam.org/erictric-offline-public-file-sharing-coming-to-a-nyc-corner-near-you-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%C5%93dead-drops%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%C2%9D
<p>Have you ever had the urge to randomly dump a massive amount of files in a public location so that any passerby could share in the fun? Yeah, I didn’t think so. But a new EYEBEAM project being conducted by NYC resident Aram Bartholl is pretty cool. He’s essentially running around downtown New York and installing flash drives, called “Dead Drops” into anything and everything — walls, curbs, posts, etc. The idea is that people are to share random files with one another, offline and on the go.</p>
<p> The concept is pretty cool to think about. Though I’m not too sure just strolling up to some random flash drive jutting out of the wall and then hooking it into my computer is the safest thing to do. Nevertheless, it’s a cool social/tech concept. Any NYC residents run into any of these “Dead Drops” yet?</p>
<p> Step inside for a few shots of what these Dead Drop stations look like…</p>
http://www.eyebeam.org/erictric-offline-public-file-sharing-coming-to-a-nyc-corner-near-you-%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%C5%93dead-drops%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%C2%9D#commentsAram BarthollDead DropsAram Barthollartblogdead dropsErictricmedianycPressresident2010streetarturbanresearchusbMon, 01 Nov 2010 15:38:15 +000017227 at http://www.eyebeam.org